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1
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Elderberry

A

Black-Sambucus nigra

Red- Sambucus pubens

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Sweetgum

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Liquidambar styraciflua

Gummy sap–its liquid amber sap that you stir as it flows

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Fragrant Sumac

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Rhus aromatica

Its fragrant—aromatic

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Smooth Sumac

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Rhus glabra

It literally translates to smooth sumac

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5
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Staghorn Sumac

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Rhus typhina

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Winged Sumac

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Rhus copallinum

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Poison Ivy

A

Toxicodendron radicans

Its radically toxic

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Poison-Sumac

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Toxicodendron vernix

Very bad, Nix touching that

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Paw Paw

A

Asimina triloba

Hey papa, that’s a mine-a! Nice try!

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10
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American Holly

A

Ilex opaca

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Inkberry Holly

A

Ilex glabra

Thats some smooth ink

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12
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Meserve Blue Holly

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Ilex x meserveae

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Mountain Holly

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Ilex mucronatus

Growing in mountain muck

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14
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Smooth Winterberry Holly

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Ilex laevigata

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15
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Winterberry Holly

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Ilex verticillata

Winter berries w no green-vert but ice is a lot-a

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16
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Devil’s Walking Stick

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Aralia spinosa

Old devil needs a railing, that spine is a no so

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17
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False Willow

A

Baccharis halimifolia

You fraud! Get back here, i shall elliminate you

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18
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Gray/Speckled Alder

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Alnus incana

Gray and older, age spot speckles, i never can allow it

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Green Alder

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Alnus viridis

Older but still very green

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20
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Hazel/Smooth Alder

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Alnus serrulata

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21
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Black Birch

A

Betula lenta

Black beans and lentils

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Dwarf White Birch

A

Betula minor

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23
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Gray Birch

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Betula populifolia

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24
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Mountain White Birch

A

Betula cordifolia

Climbing the mountain w bungee cords

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River Birch

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Betula nigra

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Swamp Birch

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Betula pumila

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27
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Tundra Dwarf Birch

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Betula glandulosa

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28
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White Birch

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Betula papyrifera

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29
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Yellow Birch

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Betula alleghaniensis

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30
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Musclewood/American Hornbeam

A

Carpinus caroliniana

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31
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American Hazelnut

A

Corylus americana

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32
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Beaked Hazelnut

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Corylus cornuta

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33
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American Hophornbeam

A

Ostrya virginiana

Austrian hop beer

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34
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American Fly Honeysuckle

A

Lonicera canadensis

Flying high in Canada

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35
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Hairy Honeysuckle

A

Lonicera hirsuta

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36
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Snowberry

A

Symphoricacarpos albus

Snowberry blossom like edelweiss: a symphony formed…

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37
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Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

A

Lonicera villosa

Mountains, far from the village

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38
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Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

A

Lonicera oblongifolia

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39
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American Strawberry Bush

A

Euonymus americanus

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40
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Burningbush

A

Euonymus atropurpureus

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41
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Running Strawberry Bush

A

Euonymus obovatus

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42
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Alternate-leaf Dogwood

A

Cornus alternifolia

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43
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Dwarf Dogwood

A

Cornus canadensis

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44
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Flowering Dogwood

A

Cornus florida

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45
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Gray Dogwood

A

Cornus racemosa

Grayhounds race the most

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46
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Red-twig Dogwood

A

Cornus sericea

Red twig–see the red vine licorice

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47
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Roughleaf Dogwood

A

Cornus drummondii

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48
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Roundleaf Dogwood

A

Cornus rugosa

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49
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Silky Dogwood

A

Cornus amomum

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50
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Sweet Pepperbush

A

Clethra alnifolia

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51
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Atlantic White Cedar

A

Chamaecyparis thyoides

Camo cypress, that’s tight–t-oi-tee

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52
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Common Juniper

A

Juniperus communis

Ligit common juniper

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53
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Creeping Juniper

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Juniperus horizontalis

54
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Eastern Red Cedar

A

Juniperus virginiana

55
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Northern White Cedar

A

Thuja occidentalis

White collar thugs do it “accidentally”

56
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Northern Bush Honeysuckle

A

Diervilla lonicera

57
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Balsam Fir

A

Abies balsamea

58
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American Larch/Tamarack

A

Larix laricina

59
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Black Spruce

A

Picea mariana

Deep black–mariana’s trench

60
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Red Spruce

A

Picea rubens

Ruby red

61
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White Spruce

A

Picea glauca

62
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Jack Pine

A

Pinus banksiana

63
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Pitch Pine

A

Pinus rigida

Your baseball pitch must be fast and straight–rigid

64
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Red Pine

A

Pinus resinosa

65
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Shortleaf Pine

A

Pinus echinata

66
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Virginia Pine

A

Pinus virginiana

67
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White Pine

A

Pinus strobus

Pine party of white–strobe lights

68
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Canadian Hemlock

A

Tsuga canadensis

69
Q

Sycamore/American Plane Tree

A

Platanus occidentalis

Plane–plate; looks like a maple “by accident”

70
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New Jersey Tea

A

Ceanothus americanus

Tea–Cea

71
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Prairie Redroot

A

Ceanothus herbaceus

72
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Alderleaf Buckthorn

A

Rhamnus alnifolia

73
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Bartram Shadbush

A

Amelanchier bartramiana

74
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Downy Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier arborea

75
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Intermediate Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier intermedia

76
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Juneberry

A

Amelanchier interior

77
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Low Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier alnifolia

78
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Nantucket Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier nantucketensis

79
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Roundleaf Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier sanguinea

80
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Shadblow Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier canadensis

81
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Smooth/Alleghany Serviceberry

A

Amelanchier laevis

82
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Black Chokeberry

A

Amelanchier melanocarpa

Black–lots of melanin

83
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Purple Chokeberry

A

Aronia prunifolia

Purple like a plum—prunes

84
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Red Chokeberry

A

Aronia arbutifolia

85
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Hawthorn

86
Q

Shrubby Cinquefoil

A

Dasiphora fruticosa

87
Q

Ninebark

A

Physocarpus opulofolius

88
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American Plum

A

Prunus americana

89
Q

Black Cherry

A

Prunus serotina

Don’t be a prude–pop that cherry–it releases serotonin

90
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Canada Plum

A

Prunus nigra

91
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Low Sand Cherry

A

Prunus pumila

92
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Pin Cherry

A

Prunus pensylvanica

Pins and pens

93
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Blackberries and Raspberries

94
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American Mountain Ash

A

Sorbus americana

Ash on the mountains–wildfire: burns make you sore

95
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Northern/Showy Mountain Ash

A

Sorbus decora

Showy–decorative

96
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Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet

A

Spiraea alba

97
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Common Buttonbush

A

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Button mushrooms–“accidentally” looks like a squid: “cephalopod”

98
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Common Hoptree

A

Ptelea trifoliata

99
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Northern Prickly Ash

A

Zanthoxylum americanum

100
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Balsam Poplar

A

Populus balsamifera

101
Q

Bigtooth Aspen

A

Populus grandidentata

Ligit: Bigtooth—grand denta

102
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Eastern Cottonwood

A

Populus deltoides

103
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Swamp Cottonwood

A

Populus heterophylla

104
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Quaking Aspen

A

Populus tremuloides

Quaking and trembling

105
Q

Black Maple

A

Acer nigrum

106
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Box Elder

A

Acer negundo

107
Q

Mountain Maple

A

Acer spicatum

108
Q

Red Maple

A

Acer rubrum

109
Q

Silver Maple

A

Acer saccharinum

110
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Striped Maple

A

Acer pensylvanicum

Green stripes—pennsylvania

111
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Sugar Maple

A

Acer saccharum

112
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Greenbriers/Carrion Flowers

113
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American Bladdernut

A

Staphylea trifolia

You’ve got a bladder infection—staph

114
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American Yew

A

Taxus canadensis

115
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American Linden/Basswood

A

Tilia americana

116
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Eastern Leatherleaf

A

Dirca palustris

117
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Common Hackberry

A

Celtis occidentalis

118
Q

American Elm

A

Ulmus americana

119
Q

Rock/Cork Elm

A

Ulmus thomasii

120
Q

Slippery Elm

A

Ulmus rubra

121
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Alderleaf Viburnum Hobblebush

A

Viburnum lantanoides

122
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American Cranberrybush Viburnum

A

Viburnum trilobum

3 names–3 lobes

123
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Downy Arrow-wood

A

Viburnum rafinesquianum

Archers fingers are “roughened”–Medieval archers and knights, “squires”

124
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Mapleleaf Viburnum

A

Vibernum acerifolium

125
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Nannyberry Viburnum

A

Viburnum lentago

126
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Southern Arrow-wood

A

Viburnum dentatum

Arrow-leaved and toothed—denta

127
Q

Squashberry

A

Viburnum edule

128
Q

Stagbush/Blackhaw

A

Viburnum prunifolium

129
Q

Wild Raisin

A

Viburnum nudum

Old people are like raisins in the nude

130
Q

Virginia Creeper

A

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

131
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Riverbank Grape

A

Vitus riparia

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